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Famous PS Alumni 003

Famous PS Alumni 003

Fred Waring, Class of '22, is Penn State's first of just two alumni to make it to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and one of a few select stars to have not one but three stars on the walk, in radio, television and audio recording. A nationally known director and founder of The Pennsylvanians orchestra and chorus, in his heyday he was a pioneer in radio, stage shows, television and recording. He fostered choral singing in America by organizing the Fred Waring Music Workshop and was co-inventor of the Waring Blender.
(Information courtesy of the Penn State Alumni Association Web site's list of famous Penn Staters: www.alumni.psu.edu/about_us/famous/default.asp/)